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Anne Lennard (née Palmer), Countess of Sussex (25 February 1661 – 16 May 1721 or 1722) was the eldest daughter of Barbara Palmer, mistress to King Charles II of England. She became the wife of Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex, 15th Baron Dacre. Anne's husband the Earl of Sussex was a popular but extravagant man who,...
Palmer, Anne (1661–1722) Countess of Sussex. Name variations: Lady Dacre; Anne Lennard. Born in Feb 1661; died in 1722; dau. of Barbara Villiers (c. 1641–1709) and probably Charles II, king of England; m. Thomas Lennard, Lord Dacre, in 1674, who was created earl of Sussex in 1684 (died 1715). See also Women in World History. Palmer, Anne ...
Mistress of Charles II The favourite mistress of Charles II during the 1660s, Barbara Villiers was a dominant presence both at court and in the public's imagination. She married Roger Palmer, later the Earl of Castlemaine, in 1659, and met Charles soon after. She was appointed Lady of the Bedchamber to the Queen in spite of the latter's protests. Regarded as the foremost beauty of her day, she ...
Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex (née Palmer; 25 February 1661 – 16 May 1721 or 1722), formerly Lady Anne FitzRoy, was the eldest daughter of Barbara Villiers, mistress to King Charles II. She became the wife of Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex .
By the summer of 1660, the Palmers had moved to a house on Kings Street, opposite Whitehall Palace.Samuel Pepys, walking past the house on the evening of 13th July, stopped to listen to the music he heard coming from the house, and wrote later that he knew who was being entertained inside: “the King and Dukes there with Madame Palmer”.
Despite being born ‘on the wrong side of the blanket’, Charles II’s offspring were given all the benefits and luxuries you might expect for a king’s children.
Anne Lennard (née Palmer), Countess of Sussex (25 February 1661 – 16 May 1721 or 1722), formerly Lady Anne Fitzroy, was the eldest daughter of Barbara Villiers, mistress to King Charles II. She became the wife of Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex, 15th Baron Dacre.
